Religious doubts seem to be a part of identity and faith development in adolescence and young adulthood. Such doubts, however, are often linked with psychological distress, though the results in the field are not consistent. It seems important therefore to explore further the relationship between religious doubts and mental health. This study investigated the moderating role of religious attitudes (strength of religious belief, and literal vs. symbolic approach to religion) on this relationship in a sample of 403 Hungarian high school and university students aged 15–25 years in a cross‐sectional survey. Results provided support for a three‐way moderation: the positive correlation between doubts and anxiety/depression was stronger the higher the level of religious belief, but was strongest when religious beliefs and symbolic approach were both high. These associations were found to be stable across gender and educational level. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

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This study aimed to investigate whether certain aspects of the God image, and characteristics of attachment to God, can be related to work addiction risk. The sample consisted of 215 Hungarian adults (mean age 37.9). Regarding the two measured aspects of the God image, the Loving God image was linked with work addiction risk through its weak negative contribution to self-esteem, whereas the Controlling God image was in a weak direct association with work addiction risk. Anxiety about abandonment by God showed a strong positive correlation with work addiction risk, and also predicted it negatively through self-esteem. The results suggest that anxious attachment to God might contribute to work addiction risk.

The aim of the study was to explore the connection between religious belief and burnout in a sample of hospital nurses in Hungary. There is a growing body of evidence that religion can influence physical and mental health in many positive ways. However, despite the large number of studies in the field of religion and mental health, as well as in the field of burnout, the relationship between religion and burnout, to the authors' best knowledge, has not been studied yet. The authors' primary aim was to investigate if any link can be proved on empirical bases between these two fields. The sample consisted of 94 nurses, who had been working beside sick-bed for at least 5 years. The measures for religiosity were frequency of church attendance, subjective religiosity, and the Post-Critical Belief Scale (PCBS) distinguishing four types of religious attitudes along the two dimensions of inclusion vs. exclusion of transcendence and symbolic vs. literal interpretation. Burnout was assessed by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Results showed no significant connection between burnout and either age or with the number of years spent at work. On the other hand, data from all the three measures of religiosity provided evidence for significant linear negative relationship between religiosity and burnout: there was a statistically significant negative relationship between subjective importance of religiosity and burnout, as well as between the frequency of church attendance and burnout. Regarding religious attitudes measured by PCBS, the two attitude types characterised by the inclusion of transcendence were negatively linked to burnout scores. These results suggest that religiosity might play an important role as a protective factor against burnout with hospital nurses.

A Kritika Utáni Vallásosság Skála (Horváth-Szabó , 2003; Hutsebaut , 1996) a vallásosság mérőeszköze, mely a valláshoz való viszonyt két dimenzióban, a Transzcendens Bevonása vs. Kizárása és a Szimbolikus vs. Konkrét értelmezésmód szerint helyezi el. A skálát egyre gyakrabban alkalmazzák olyan módon, hogy főkomponens-elemzéssel kinyerik a két alapvető és független dimenziót, majd ezt a két dimenziót hozzák összefüggésbe további változókkal. A tanulmányban bemutatjuk az ezzel kapcsolatos újabb külföldi eredményeket, valamint az eljárás elméletét és gyakorlatát, melynek hazai alkalmazhatóságát 1820 fős magyar minta adatain ellenőriztük. Eredményeink szerint a flamand és a magyar változat tételeinek struktúrája jelentős mértékben megegyezik. A két alapdimenzió megléte nemtől, vallási hovatartozástól függetlenül a magyar mintán is kimutatható volt, és az egyes mintákban magas volt a kérdőív belső struktúrájának stabilitása. A tanulmányban javaslatot teszünk egy 18 tételes rövidített változatra is, mely jól helyettesítheti a 33 tételes eredeti változatot. Összességében azt találtuk, hogy Kritika Utáni Vallásosság Skála kétdimenziós kiértékelése megbízható eljárás, mely új szempontokkal gazdagíthatja a vallásossággal kapcsolatos pszichológiai kutatásokat.